Patient definition

Patient means a person who is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in any hospital or similar institution;

Patient means a person (other than a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention in a youth custody institution) who is regarded as receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of regulation 2(4) and (5) of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005.

Patient means those persons who receive emergency and other medically necessary care at the Organization and the person who is financially responsible for the care of the patient.

Examples of Patient in a sentence

• Party acknowledges and agrees that should this agreement be in support of the State's implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Party is subject to the certain property rights provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations and a Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

• California Affordable Care Act ‒ The California Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, AB 1602 and SB 900 (Chapter 655, Statutes of 2010 and Chapter 659, Statutes of 2010).

• COBRA reimbursements will be made by the Company to Executive consistent with the Company’s normal expense reimbursement policy and will be taxable to the extent required to avoid adverse consequences to Executive or the Company under either Code Section 105(h) or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

• The Provider will seek to engage patients and carers in all aspects of care and provide detail of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) and Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMS).

• It is set within the context of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and the Patient Rights Act (Scotland) 2011.

More Definitions of Patient

Patient means a person covered under the plan established pursuant to this section.

Patient means a person who is under the care of a physician.

Patient means any person subject to or eligible as determined by the laws of the sending state, for institutionalization or other care, treatment, or supervision pursuant to the provisions of this compact.

Patient means an individual or animal subjected to healing arts examination, diagnosis or treatment.

Patient means an individual receiving care (or who has received care) from the Organization and any other person financially responsible for such care (including family members and guardians).

Patient means a person who is receiving or has received health services from a provider.

Patient means any Person receiving Medical Services from Borrower and all Persons legally liable to pay Borrower for such Medical Services other than Insurers.